The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002

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...is this a cat? ed. Christopher Rowe (Fortress of Words; Lexington, KY, Mar 2002); Original chapbook anthology of stories written in answer to the title question.

The Dark Tales Jessica Amanda Salmonson (Sarob Press 1-902309-24-3, 2002, £23.00, hc, cover by Lara Bandilla); Gathering of Salmonson’s Weird & High Fantasy tales written over a 15 year period and now collected for the first time. Limited to 225 copies. There is also a 52-copy lettered edition, signed by the author in a slipcase (-25-1, £50.00). [Not seen]

Various Temptations William Sansom (Tartarus Press 1-872621-73-2, Dec 2002, £35.00, xv+350pp, hc); Collection of the best of the author’s fantastic and macabre short fiction. Limited to 350 copies. [Not seen]

The Sacrifice and Other Stories Sarban (Tartarus Press 1-872621-66-X, Jun 2002, £27.50, vi+256pp, hc); Collection of 4 novella-length stories two of which appear here for the first time. Limited to 350 copies. [Not seen]

Prince Zaleski M. P. Shiel (Tartarus Press 1-872621-71-6, Nov 2002, £27.50, xxvii+187pp, hc) [Prince Zaleski]; Collection of the three tales originally collected in the John Lane 1893 edition, along with three further stories (one unfinished), which were later ’collaborations’ with the poet and writer John Gawsworth, plus a new introduction by Brian Stableford, and a note on the genesis of the three later stories. Limited to 400 copies. [Not seen]

Beyond the Last Star: Stories from the Next Beginning ed. Sherwood Smith (SFF Net 0-96696-985-5, Aug 2002, $14.95, 340pp, tp)

Hadrosaur Tales Volume Thirteen ed. David Lee Summers (Hadrosaur Productions 1-885093-24-1, Mar 2002, $5.95, 116pp+, tp, cover by Darla Hallmark)

Hadrosaur Tales Volume Fourteen ed. David Lee Summers (Hadrosaur Productions 1-885093-27-6, Aug 2002, $5.95, x+114pp+, tp, cover by Marcia Borell)

Hadrosaur Tales Volume Fifteen ed. David Lee Summers (Hadrosaur Productions 1-885093-28-4, Dec 2002, $5.95, x+110pp+, tp, cover by Marcia Borell)

Breaking the Ice: Stories of New Tibet ed. Tim Susman (Sofawolf Press 0-9712670-0-6, Jan 2002, $13.95, 206pp, tp, cover by Odis Holcomb); Original anthology of six stories of anthropomorphic animals.

Tourniquet Heart ed. Christopher C. Teague (Prime 1-894815-10-6, Jul 2002, $15.00, 231pp, tp, cover by Simon Duric); Original horror anthology.

A Man of Some Prospects Peter Valentine Timlett (Imagination Forum 0-9542638-5-5, 2002, £9.95, 354pp, tp); Associational historical novel, set during the period 1919-1922, just after the Great War. [Not seen]

The Seedbearers Saga Peter Valentine Timlett (Imagination Forum 0-9542638-6-3, 2002, £13.25, 650pp, tp) [Seedbearers]; Fantasy/occult omnibus. [Not seen]

Ghosts & Other Lovers Lisa Tuttle (Sarob Press 1-902309-22-7, May 2002, £23.00, viii+147pp, hc, cover by Paul Lowe); Reprint (ElectricStory.com 2001) ghost collection. 250 copy limited edition. There is also a 52-copy lettered edition, signed by the author in a slipcase (-23-5, £50.00). This is the first printed edition, although the book has previously appeared as an e-book. [First U.K. edition, not seen]

Be Afraid! ed. Edo van Belkom (Tundra, 2000, 178pp, tp)

Strangers and Beggars James Van Pelt (Fairwood Press 0-9668184-3-1, Jul 2002, $17.99, 206pp, tp, cover by Getty Images & The Image Bank); Collection of 17 stories, one original.

Metropolis: 75th Anniversary Edition Thea von Harbou (Sense of Wonder Press 0-918736-35-8, Jan 2002, $18.95, 8¼" x 11" tp); Reprint (Hutchinson 1927) sf novelization, illustrated with fotos, grafix, and art from Fritz Lang’s film and Forrest J Ackerman’s 75 years of Metropolis memorabilia. Also announced in a 500 copy leather-bound limited hc edition signed by Ackerman (-34-X, $60.00).

Sinister Romance Mary Heaton Vorse (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-031-X, Mar 2002, C$49.00, xx+112pp, hc, cover by Deborah McMillion-Nering); Collection of supernatural tales by the early Twentieth Century feminist and communist activist, edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson. This is a limited edition of 500 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $36.50 and in the UK for £23.00.

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